BackLoafRiver
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Got a chance to demo a 2008 Rocky Mountain Slayer (SXC 70) yesterday. LBS had one that had never been sold so he reduced the price pretty substantially.
Never having been on a full suspension, I had some thoughts and questions:
1) Man, this thing was WICKED in tight turns. It was surprisingly fast. Almost as fast as my Cobia.
2) It was definitely at home going downhill. It negotiated some of the turns better than most of the other bikes I have been on.
3) Gearing felt different. Also, it had X.9's on it which had the lightest touch. I loved them and noticed a big difference from the X.5's.
4) Climbing was difficult. I found myself popping the front tire more so than on my current bike. Again...also could be because I was geared improperly. Any thoughts here?
5) Question about rear shocks - I can't remember which Fox it had on it (DHX Air maybe?) but the bike felt like it sagged. (maybe I am too fat) When I brought it back, I mentioned this to the shop owner and he said he probably needed to check the air and re-adjust. Because of the sag, I was hitting my foot whenever I went in a dip and I felt like I was sitting pretty low. Is this common?
6) The front fork was pretty screwed up. It didn't like to go back to the extended position. (fully extended) He has to call Fox and was going to try replacing the oil in it.
Overall, really enjoyed my ride after the first 30 minutes. Before I figured out what was going on, I felt like I was on a bucking bronco holding on for dear life. After that, things seemed to go much smoother. I would like to try it again with the rear shock figured out so I wasn't dragging toe ever time I hit a bump.
Never having been on a full suspension, I had some thoughts and questions:
1) Man, this thing was WICKED in tight turns. It was surprisingly fast. Almost as fast as my Cobia.
2) It was definitely at home going downhill. It negotiated some of the turns better than most of the other bikes I have been on.
3) Gearing felt different. Also, it had X.9's on it which had the lightest touch. I loved them and noticed a big difference from the X.5's.
4) Climbing was difficult. I found myself popping the front tire more so than on my current bike. Again...also could be because I was geared improperly. Any thoughts here?
5) Question about rear shocks - I can't remember which Fox it had on it (DHX Air maybe?) but the bike felt like it sagged. (maybe I am too fat) When I brought it back, I mentioned this to the shop owner and he said he probably needed to check the air and re-adjust. Because of the sag, I was hitting my foot whenever I went in a dip and I felt like I was sitting pretty low. Is this common?
6) The front fork was pretty screwed up. It didn't like to go back to the extended position. (fully extended) He has to call Fox and was going to try replacing the oil in it.
Overall, really enjoyed my ride after the first 30 minutes. Before I figured out what was going on, I felt like I was on a bucking bronco holding on for dear life. After that, things seemed to go much smoother. I would like to try it again with the rear shock figured out so I wasn't dragging toe ever time I hit a bump.